Candle-socket



' J. MOREY CANDL E' $0CKET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, I9I8- Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY d. IiIOREY, OF SYRACUSEE,v NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB, TO PASS & SEYMOUR,INC., OF

SOLVAY, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CANDLE-SOCKET.

tures, particularly to those fixtures which,

are constructed and designed to resemble candles, and which have a smallelectric light bulb at one end in simulation of a candle flame.

' These fixtures comprise essentiall a lamp socket, a casing of fiber orporce ain sur rounding and concealing the socket and suitable supportsfor said casing and socket. it is the principal object of my inventionto provide such a fixture in which the lampsocketand casing aresupported and held in correct relative position by a single member whichmay be stamped from sheet metal, thus rendering the fixture simple, easyto construct, and inexpensive.

The invention will be fully disclosed in the following description takenin. 'connection with the accompanying drawings, in

which 7 Figure 1 isa perspective view of the fixture, the outer. shellor casing having been removed;

Fig. 2 is a section through the axis of the I fixture; and

'Fig. 3 is a section along .the line 33 of Fig. 2. v

The fixture comprises the insulatin block 10, the supporting member Aand t e casin 12, the insulating block and the casing being bothsupported by the supporting member. The insulating block is of the usualcylindrical type, having the lamp terminals 13 and 14 and wire term'nals15 and 16 secured thereto. Beneath t e wire terminals 15 and 16' arelongi 17 and 18' which receive t e wires connect- .ing the terminals 13and 14 with the source of current supply, as clearly shown in Fig.

1, the wires being illustrated in dotted lines.

' Closely fitting" the insulating block and extending a short distanceabove and a considerable distance below the same, is the casing 12,which is usually of fiber or porcelain, and which has the generalappearance of the outside of a candle. The insulating block, as well asthe casing, are supportedmppn the Specification of Letters Patent.

v block 10.

tu'dinal grooves Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

metal member A, which in turn is attachable to any suitable support orconduit not shown, by means of an attachment sleeve 19,"'internallyscrew threaded and rigidly secured to member A.

This supporting member has a disk shaped horizontal portion or baseplate 11 and a plurality of upwardly extendin members integraltherewith, shown as t rec in number, which serve as guides to center theshell 12 and hold it against lateral movement relative to the disk 11.Two of these members or tongues 20 extend upwardly for a short distanceonly, while the third memher or post 21 isot considerable length andconstitutes the support for the insulating This member 21 .is inclinedtoward the axis of the fittin and at its upper end is formed with ahorizontal por tion 22, which is secured to the insulating block at itscenter by a screw 23.

Thus the integral suppoiiv A which may be stamped from sheet metal,performs the double function of supporting both the casing or shell 12and the insulating block 10, which in turn supports the lamp, shown indotted lines in Fig. 1-9 The insulating block, lamp contacts, andupright portion 21 of the supporting member are all concealed by thecasing and the latter is firmly held in position by the flange members20 and the lower portion of upright 21. The diskll is of the samediameter as the outer surface of the shell while members 20 and 21 fitwithin the shell and are consequently, Within the margin of the disk.

The device is simple, the parts easily constructed and inexpensive tomanufacture, and neat and attractive in appearance.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of thecharacter described, the combination with a lampbase having lamp and wire terminals, of a support for the lamp base, andfor a candle shell or casing comprising a sleeve in axial alinement withthe base spaced 'thcrefrom, a disln mounted on the sleeve, meansintegral with the disk for supporting and centering the candle shellthereon, and a post integral with and extending upward from the disk andhaving its upper end portion parallel with the disk, said lamp basebeing secured to said latter portion.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a lampbase having lamp and wire terminals, of a support for the lamp base andfor a candle shell or easing comprising a sleeve in axial alinement'with the base and spaced therefrom, a disk mounted on the sleeve, meansintegral with the disk for supporting and centering the candle shellthereon. and a post extending upwardly and inwardly toward the axis ofthe lamp base, the lamp base being attached to the upper portion of saidpost.

3. In a device of the character described. the combination with anattachment sleeve. of a support comprising a base plate secured to thesleeve, integral tongues on the base plate for centering and guiding acandle shell, a post integral with the base plate and extending upwardlytherefrom having" its upper end parallel with the plate, a lamp baseconnected to said parallel upper portion of the post, and a candle shellsurround ing the lamp base and resting on said base plate.

l. In a device of the class described, the combination of an attachmentsleeve, of a circular base plate rigidly secured to said sleeve,upwardly extending tongues within the margin of said base plate forcentering a candle shell thereon, an upwardly extending lamp supportintegral with the base plate and within the margin thereof, the upperend of said support having a horizontal e2:- tension, a lamp basesecured to the horizontal portion of said support, said lamp base eingin axial alinementwith the attachment sleeve whereby a candle shellsurrounding the lamp base may rest on the n'iargin oi the base plate.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

HARRY J. MOREY.

